Police Reports

BLUEWATER, ON – A two-vehicle collision that took place on Thursday, October 10, 2019 north of Grand Bend has resulted in the death of a senior from Dashwood.

Shortly before 5:00 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, Huron County Paramedic Services and Zurich Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash that took place on Bluewater Veteran’s Highway (Highway 21) just south of Zurich-Hensall Road.

Investigators from the Huron County OPP Detachment & West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team have since determined a passenger car driven by the deceased entered onto Bluewater Veteran’s Highway from a private drive into the path of a transport truck that was travelling northbound at a highway speed.

A collision ensued which resulted in fatal injuries to the driver of the passenger car. The driver of the transport truck was transported from the scene to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The deceased has been identified as 85-year-old Joseph O’BRIEN from Dashwood.

The roadway was closed for several hours for the traffic investigation, including the roadway clean up as a full load of corn spilled onto the roadway and ditch.

Crash leads to over 80 charge

HURON EAST, ON – A 32-year-old from South Huron has been charged with Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) 80 plus following a two-vehicle crash that took place last Friday.

On Oct. 11, 2019 at approximately 5:24 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to attend a two-vehicle crash located on Brussels Line.

The subsequent investigation determined the accused failed to slow down for a vehicle that he was following thus resulting in a rear-end collision.

Upon speaking with the accused the investigating officer detected the odour of alcohol on the driver’s breath thus prompting a roadside test. The driver provided a sample of his breath and the test resulted in a fail.

The driver was placed under arrest and was transported to the Listowel OPP for breath tests. Both of his samples provided to the Intoxilizer Technician were found to be over the legal limit.

A man of 32 years of age, from South Huron has been charged with Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) 80 Plus and Careless Driving.

He was later released from custody with a court date scheduled for Nov. 18, 2019 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich. His vehicle was impounded and his licence has been suspended for an automatic 90 days.

Impaired driver plows into two parker vehicles

HOWICK, ON – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a 29-year-old from Huron East with Impaired Driving following a crash that took place last Thursday in Fordwich.

On Oct. 10, 2019 at approximately 10:25 p.m. Huron OPP officers were dispatched to attend Old Mill Road in Fordwich after a witness reported the accused just drove into two parked cars.

Upon arrival officers located the accused standing near his vehicle. He had sustained a minor injury from the collision however his vehicle had sustained extensive damage along with two other vehicles that were parked on the roadway.

Upon speaking with the driver the investigating officer noted the driver was exhibiting sings of impairment through alcohol consumption. Consequently the driver was placed under arrest for Impaired Operation.

He was then transported to the Teviotdale OPP Detachment where he provided two samples of his breath to the Intoxilizer Technician. His tests results were found to be above the legal limit.

A man of 29 years of age, from Huron East has been charged with Operation While Impaired, Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) 80 Plus and Drive Motor Vehicle – No Licence.

He was later released from custody with a court date scheduled for Nov. 18, 2019 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich. His vehicle was impounded and his licence has been suspended for an automatic 90 days.

Break and enter – Seaforth

HURON EAST, ON – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating a break and enter that occurred in Seaforth over the weekend.

On Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 at approximately 7:25 a.m. a lone suspect attended a retail store located on Main Street South and forced entry into the business. Once inside the business the suspect searched through some cupboards searching for valuables.

The suspect was wearing a black jacket over top of a blue hooded sweatshirt along with a baseball cap.

Nothing has been reported stolen at this point in time.

Should you have any information that could assist investigators please contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Two residential break and enters in Goderich

GODERICH, ON – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers continue with their investigation into two break, enter and theft of jewellery occurrences that have taken place in Goderich.

Both break & enters took place on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The first one reported to police was a break, enter and theft of jewellery that took place at a residence located on Suncoast Drive West.

Sometime between 10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. the suspect forced entry into the residence through a rear door and once inside the home the thief ransacked the master bedroom and living room looking for valuables.

A gold ring with an emerald stone was stolen along with a pair of rose coloured earrings. The estimated value of the stolen jewellery is about $210.

Also, on Oct. 8, 2019 someone forced entry into a Waterloo Street North residence through a patio door. Once inside the home the thief ransacked the master bedroom and a bathroom.

The thief made off with numerous pieces of women’s jewellery including watches, earrings, bracelets, chains, lockets along with several items of silverware such as sterling teapots and silver spoons. The stolen goods are estimated to be worth around $10,000.

A witness observed a male person of interest enter into this residence around 12:00 p.m. He was described as being a white male, around 5′ 10″ to 6′ tall, approximately 200 to 220 pounds with a “belly”, with brownish/blonde hair. He was seen wearing a baseball cap that was white and orange in colour.

Should you have any information that could assist investigators please contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Truck crashes into building

SOUTH HURON, ON – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) remain on scene of a crash that took place in Exeter this afternoon.

At approximately 2:45 p.m. Huron County OPP, Huron County Paramedic Services and Exeter Fire Department responded to a single motor vehicle crash involving a commercial truck that smashed into the side of an industrial building located on Thames Road East in Exeter.

The male driver was transported from the scene to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld until next of kin notification has been completed.

Investigators from the OPP and Ministry of Labour will be assisting the Office of the Chief Coroner’s Office with this investigation.

OPP report long weekend fatalities, numerous collisions and charges

OPP wrap up Operation Impact and Fall Seat Belt Campaign

HURON COUNTY, ON – OPP officers were kept busy over the Thanksgiving long weekend, responding to hundreds of collisions and charging thousands of drivers with traffic offences during the Operation Impact campaign (Oct. 11-14, 2019).

The OPP reported threetraffic fatalities over the weekend. A 21 year-old pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle while walking along Highway 11, north of Orillia on Sunday, Oct. 13. Two other people, aged 51 and 52 were killed after their pick-up truck was struck by a train near South River on Monday, Oct. 14.

The OPP responded to 419 motor vehicle collisions, with 72 of the crashes resulting in injuries.

Officers laid more than 6,000 traffic charges during the four-day national campaign.

Speeding offences led the list of violations with close to 4,500 speeding charges laid against aggressive drivers.

Officers also laid 138-stunt driving and street racing charges against motorists who engaged in speeds in excess of 50 km per hour above the posted speed limit.

Huron County OPP laid 74 speeding charges, 10 other HTA moving charges, three seatbelt charges, two stunt driving charges for speeding in excess of 50 km/h over the limit and one impaired driving charge was laid during the Operation Impact campaign. During the Fall OPP Seatbelt campaign Huron OPP members laid 28 seatbelt related offences.

Speeding currently leads the list of causal factors in OPP-investigated traffic fatalities with 47 deaths attributed to this dangerous driving behaviour so far this year.

Impaired driving, distracted driving, moving violations, seat belt non-compliance and other related charges made up the balance of the traffic offences during the four-day national campaign.

The OPP wrapped up its ten-day Fall Seat Belt Campaign (Oct. 2-11, 2019) on Friday. Officers laid 2,329 charges against vehicle occupants who were not wearing their seat belt and drivers who failed to ensure passengers under age 16 were buckled up.

Lack of seat belt use is currently the second leading causal factor in fatalities on OPP-patrolled roads, with 45 deaths so far this year.